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More Russian stuff blowing up, plus too many Russian generals spoils the broth [1]

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Date: 2023-08-14

Big bavovna

x A Ukrainian drone from the 79th Air Assault Brigade drops a 40mm HEDP grenade on a Russian UR-77 Meteorit, causing a catastrophic payload explosion. pic.twitter.com/SsaQCKXsNL — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 14, 2023

This explosion in Russia is in Makhachkala, which is the capital city of Dagestan, which is east of Georgia and on the Caspian Sea.

x A powerful explosion occurred in #Makhachkala near an oil depot



Eyewitnesses report that the blast wave was very strong and could be felt in apartments and houses. The fire spread to neighboring residential buildings.



The preliminary cause of the explosion in Makhachkala is an… pic.twitter.com/qbCQEjedGO — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 14, 2023

Adios. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

x A group of Russian diplomats in Moldova is returning home.



The Russian diplomatic mission in the country is being reduced due to a scandal involving possible wiretapping of high-ranking officials of Moldova.



18 Russian diplomats and 27 embassy technicians will leave Chisinau.… pic.twitter.com/18VlI2klQZ — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) August 14, 2023

Good riddance, traitor.

x Former Major-General of the Security Service of Ukraine Valery Shaitanov was sentenced to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property in the case of treason and attempted terrorist attack.



Shaitanov worked for the Russian special services. He leaked classified data and… pic.twitter.com/D6jq9EF8zN — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 14, 2023

Five passengers set sail that day for a three-hour tour ….

x The FPV drone of soldiers of the SSO of Ukraine destroys a boat with Ruszian invaders. Personnel of operators of the 73rd Naval Special Purpose Center.



Soldiers of the Special Operations Forces, working in the southern direction, filmed the moment of destruction of the invaders pic.twitter.com/WEO41WhdyS — Getty (@region776) August 14, 2023

Kaboom

x At around 1100 local, the AFU destroyed the Russian command post in Yur'ivka located on the coast between Mariupol and Berdyansk.



I sense Storm Shadow...#OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar️ #UkraineWar #Ukraine #Counteroffensive pic.twitter.com/AkGPEGk8Gx — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) August 14, 2023

Russian jets even crash in Michigan.

x Both crew safely ejected from the stricken Soviet-era swing-wing MiG-23 Flogger, with it flying uncontrolled into the ground seconds later. https://t.co/ayQPHQJQXL — The War Zone (@thewarzonewire) August 14, 2023

Odesa was targeted with missiles and drones again. Ukraine says all were intercepted but falling debris ignited fires..

x Major attacks on 🇺🇦 civilian areas overnight, focused on the city of Odesa. 15 kamikaze drones and 8 cruise missiles were launched against the city centre. Their debris started fires in a university dormitory and a supermarket, where three people were injured. Also, 7… pic.twitter.com/Jzdq3au2Gs — Гюндуз Мамедов/Gyunduz Mamedov (@MamedovGyunduz) August 14, 2023

x The Fozzy supermarket in Odesa. Authorities say that Russian forces launched drones and cruise missiles at the city overnight. According to Ukrainian Operational Command South, all 15 drones and eight missiles were intercepted. However, falling debris damaged several buildings. pic.twitter.com/Tx4NbkiqGk — Meduza in English (@meduza_en) August 14, 2023

Too many generals spoil the broth.

x “He has, by internal order, effectively paralysed the work of the 35th Army. Military police patrols have been ordered to stop any civilian or military vehicle, look for deficiencies, detain personnel, and send the and send the cars to impounds.

2/3 — KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine 🇨🇿🇺🇦 (@KilledInUkraine) August 14, 2023

These Russians are shocked, SHOCKED, that they aren’t welcomed by the locals in occupied Ukraine.

x Russians who have arrived to work in the occupied territories in Zaporizhzhia & Kherson say they were shocked when they realized just how hated Russia is by locals.



They say that after what has happened, Ukrainians will hate Russia even 100 year from now pic.twitter.com/Sh8yYioIm4 — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 14, 2023

Maybe things like this have something to do with that..

x 😨Ukrainian soldier tells story of how Wagnerites amputated both his arms without stitching https://t.co/RbyEdR0t0D — Ukrainska Pravda in English (@pravda_eng) August 14, 2023

The story in the tweet can be found here.

Mykhalchuk was brought back in a prisoners-of-war exchange on 15 April. Illia is currently undergoing treatment in the United States, where he has been fitted with bionic prosthetic arms worth US $200,000.

Poland’s military spending spree continues.

x BREAKING:



Poland signed another major military deal today, buying 700 heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicles.



The new Polish 50-ton IFV will be armed with an automatic 40-mm ZSSW turret and Spike anti-tank missiles.



It will complement the 1400 Borsuk IFVs Poland is also buying



🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/w0R4fhKv3Q — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 14, 2023

x Poland is planning to acquire a network of tethered surveillance aerostats from the US to bolster its air defense capabilities. A map produced by the Polish Ministry of National Defense was uploaded yesterday that shows proposed locations and sensor ranges for the network. 1/3 🧵 pic.twitter.com/LKvJ9uK22I — IntelWalrus (@IntelWalrus) August 11, 2023

Seize oligarchs’ yachts and use them to patrol the Black Sea. What a brilliant idea! Target practice for Ukraine’s naval drones.

x Russian propagandists came up with a brilliant idea to confiscate private yachts and jets of Russian oligarchs and use them to guard Crimea. pic.twitter.com/KeBDirCv4c — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 14, 2023

Normally you’d have to go to Florida to see what an authoritarian regime can do to a library.

x The most famous library by Oles Honchar in Kherson after Russian shelling pic.twitter.com/tSBYwojVoC — Iuliia Mendel (@IuliiaMendel) August 14, 2023

The ruble continues to collapse despite Central Bank intervention. There is also a report that the bank plans to raise interest rates from 8.5% to between 10-15%.

x 🇷🇺 RUBLE IS SINKING



⚡️⚡️“🇷🇺 Central Bank’s strategy to no longer purchase foreign currencies, but rather take the surplus currency out of circulation by keeping larger ruble reserves, hasn’t calmed public jitters.”



Latest for @KyivPost with @SLugovskyy.https://t.co/VJuOzD43Gu — Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) August 14, 2023

Fly Aeroflot! Each first-class ticket comes with life insurance policy and burial plot.

x Two out of three Boeing 777s of a Russian airline broke down at the same time.



WZ-3061 and WZ-3062 airplanes, which were supposed to deliver tourists from Ekaterinburg to Antalya and back, broke down. Two Boeing 777s broke down at the same time, while the airline has only three… pic.twitter.com/rzkW3nYu5F — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 14, 2023

Uh oh. Somebody’s going to be accidentally falling out of a window soon.

x Before it says that Putin’s a dick, it says “100 Rubles per dollar - have you gone fucking nuts?”@yanevskyy has better eyesight than me. — Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) August 14, 2023

Rest in peace.

x Dmytro Buival from Sumy devoted a lot of his time to live sculpture, organized fire and pyrotechnic shows. He popularized these types of art in Ukraine and performed abroad.



Dmytro died near Kupiansk on 11 August, defending Ukraine, his love Natalia Novak wrote.



Eternal… pic.twitter.com/5W6FUC2m9c — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 14, 2023

x Svitlana Smolenska has been killed in battle against the Russian Army.



Rest in Peace Hero pic.twitter.com/C7N4oj5TfO — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 14, 2023

Taking care of animals displaced by the war is a big task.

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